How is HR viewed in your organization? Is it a strategic partner, leaned on to help solve the issues of today and tomorrow? Or is it a task-oriented operating expense? In order to get your “seat at the table,” HR must stop waiting for it to be handed to them and start taking it. The best step forward is to enhance one’s business acumen, critical evaluation, and consultation skills. CEOs want HR to know the numbers and the latest trends of the workplace. HR can learn how to be more strategic! This workshop provides HR professionals with strategic guidance as to how they can increase this important behavioral competency. Attendees will leave with a customized view of how finance, sales, and the external business environment affect how they can best align the HR department with the business strategy within their organization.

Learning Objectives:Learn where HR impacts your organization’s financial statements
--Consider the impact of HR programs on the entire company

Expand your knowledge of other departments
--Leverage information to boost HR's effectiveness
--Break down silos and build relationships that benefit the company

Tampa Bay HR Consultant of the Year 2017. Recognized as a Thought Leader by the International Society for Performance Improvement. Published in HR Magazine; featured in Fast Company magazine, USA Weekly, HR.com, and BambooHR.com.
Jennifer believes in the power of an informed, collaborative, and empowered workforce. Whether she's teaching at the university, authoring books, or partnering with organizations, everything she does is to create a strong corporate culture that will reduce turnover, enhance performance, and optimize profits.
Her book series, published by SHRM, is titled "Making an Impact in Small Business HR." These eight books cover the eight behavioral competencies as identified by SHRM. The first book, "Developing Business Acumen," was on SHRM's Top 10 Best Seller list for 2017.

PRICE:$50 for Members
$80 for Guests
$30 for Student Members

HRACO is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.

This program has been submitted recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

Returned Check FeeThe return of a check (electronic or paper) issued to Human Resources Association of Central Ohio (HRACO) may result in a returned check fee of $30 or 10% of the check amount, whichever is greater. In those instances where a check is returned for non-sufficient funds, we will contact the individuals who registered for the event to secure the registration or event fee and the returned check fee. The registrant will be prevented from attending any future events in the organization until the payment and resulting fee(s) are resolved. HRACO reserves the right to recover any fees through the guidelines of the Ohio Revised Code, if necessary.Fee amount from https://www.vericheck.com/state-allowed-nsf-fees/